Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We have issued our report dated July 31, 1996, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 1996.  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in
the Registration Statement of Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-19288, effective December 23, 1987; File No. 33-26065,
effective February 18, 1988; File No. 33-32984, effective January 12, 1990; File
No. 33-38914, effective February 8, 1991 and File No. 33-38914, effective date
September 26, 1994).


                                        /s/GRANT THORNTON

Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 31, 1996